Start with Fall Prevention Falls and fractures are not an unavoidable outcome of getting older. Many underlying causes of falls can be treated or corrected, with the goal of preventing any future falls. These steps can also make you more confident in your abilities to carry out your daily activities safely. A qualified healthcare professional should evaluate your personal situation and condition. Read more...

ASAP Wellness Center invites you to meet our doctors and learn valuable advice to prevent illness Join Dr. Cristina Torres-Moore and Dr. Aaron Raestas for an hour presentation on : How does holistic medicine interact with western medicine? When do I need to see a foot and ankle specialist? Date: Monday, July 25th 2016 Time: 4 to 6 pm Address: 730 S. Dearborn St. RSVP: 312 588 1104 Light refreshments will be offered. Presenters: After over 20 years in western medicine, Dr. Cristina Torres-Moore is living her passion helping people to stay healthy with natural methods. Trained as an MD and in Clinical Pharmacology in her native country. She completed studies in Oriental Medicine In Chicago when Cristina decided to become an holistic practitioner and she now integrates both, eastern and western understanding of disease in her Oriental Medicine practice at ASAP Wellness Center. Dr. Aaron Raestas received his doctorate degree in Podiatric Medicine from Rosalind Franklin University. His residency training was at St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic, NJ where he received extensive training in forefoot surgery, rearfoot/ankle reconstruction and limb salvage. Dr. Raestas is also trained in advanced wound care therapies and certified in Total Ankle Replacement Surgery. Dr. Raestas is currently on staff at Thorek Memorial Hospital where he performs surgery and is involved in both outpatient and inpatient...

Caregiving and the positive benefits (physical and emotional) to the caregiver. Most know about and feel the stress and toll this role can evoke, but this is article is helpful to keep one’s frame of reference/perspective, particularly as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday. November is National Family Caregiving Month. Learn more at psychologybenefits.org

CBS News reports — In the study, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, researchers looked at the coffee drinking habits of a large sample of U.S. adults and found that those who drank moderate amounts of coffee — less than 5 cups per day — had a lower risk of deaths from cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, type 2 diabetes and suicide. “Previous studies show that chemical compounds in coffee beans reduce insulin resistance and systematic inflammation,” the study’s first author, Dr. Ming Ding, a doctoral student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told CBS News. “This may account for the inverse association between coffee and...

If you’re shopping for kids this holiday season, there are certain toys you want to avoid. A study published online Dec. 1, 2014 in the journal Clinical Pediatrics reviewed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from 1990-2011, finds 40 percent increase in toy-related injuries. Most injuries were associated with the collapsible, lightweight, foot-powered scooter. To read more about the results of this publication, click here. Parents and gift-givers can help prevent toy-related injuries. For Toy Safety Tips, click here....